Understanding environmental philosophy / Andrew Brennan & Y.S. Lo.

By:

Brennan, Andrew

Contributor(s):

Lo, Y. S. (Norva Yeuk-Sze)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Understanding movements in modern thoughtPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 234 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781315711539
1315711532
9781317492214
1317492218
9781317492221
1317492226
1317492234
9781317492238
1280119950
9781280119958
9786613523891
6613523895
1844654486
9781844654482

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179.1 B838
179.1 B838

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GE40 .B74 2014

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Contents:

1. Introduction : the place of environmental philosophy and its basic concepts -- 2. Future generations : what consideration do we owe them? -- 3. Animals : are they as morally valuable as human beings? -- 4. Living things : ethics for the non- human world -- 5. Community: how big is our moral world? -- 6. Natural things : the puzzle of what "natural" means, and whether humans belong to nature -- 7. Foundations : can there be a secular basis for the ideas of human dignity and intrinsic value in nature? -- 8. Origins : political, religious and cultural diagnoses of environmental problems -- 9. Beyond individual responsibility : governance and the affl uenzic society.

Summary: Environmental philosophy is one of the exciting new fields of philosophy to emerge in the last forty years. ""Understanding Environmental Philosophy"" presents a comprehensive, critical analysis of contemporary philosophical approaches to current ecological concerns. Key ideas are explained, placed in their broader cultural, religious, historical, political and philosophical context, and their environmental policy implications are outlined. Central ideas and concepts about environmental value, individual wellbeing, ecological holism and the metaphysics of nature set the stage for a discussion.

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Originally published 2010 by Acumen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227) and index.

Environmental philosophy is one of the exciting new fields of philosophy to emerge in the last forty years. ""Understanding Environmental Philosophy"" presents a comprehensive, critical analysis of contemporary philosophical approaches to current ecological concerns. Key ideas are explained, placed in their broader cultural, religious, historical, political and philosophical context, and their environmental policy implications are outlined. Central ideas and concepts about environmental value, individual wellbeing, ecological holism and the metaphysics of nature set the stage for a discussion.

English.

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